I had seen a picture once, of Tolkien sitting back in his chair and blowing smoke - and it's a still from this interview!

Very nice to see the Professor relaxing in his element. That background music is quite '60s, isn't it? Thank you for posting this! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"I desired dragons with a profound desire"

"It struck me last night that you might write a fearfully good romantic drama, with as much of the 'supernatural' as you cared to introduce. Have you ever thought of it?" -Geoffrey B. Smith, letter to JRR Tolkien, 1915